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Sylar ([personal profile] darwinism) wrote in [community profile] damned_institute2008-05-11 06:29 am

Day 32: Cafeteria, Breakfast

Sylar's gears were still turning as the nurse and a burly orderly escorted him down long halls and through a strange, sunlit room. He'd been forced to drop his pen when the orderly had seen it, and since then, he'd realized that this place had better security than he'd originally anticipated, as well as a large population of patients. It looked like he'd have to bide his time for now, pretending to be this 'Zachary Blaine' and trying to figure out how the hell he'd gotten here.

His mind went over and over the events in Mohinder's lab, tracing every second that led up to his unconsciousness. According to the computer logs and the decked-out loft, Mohinder was working for the Company now, so had that woman with the electricity been an operative? Was this all a Company front? Even so, it didn't make sense for them to drop him off somewhere without any close supervision. They knew how dangerous he was. How special he was.

But right now, his abilities had been nullified and he was left only with the option of playing along. It was a very good thing that it was something he excelled at, even with his sudden loss of the cure clouding his thoughts and telling him to do something drastic.

Still, it was fun to take ahold of strings and let someone think they were pulling him when in fact he was the puppetmaster. Who knew? Maybe he could find a new toy now that his last one had worn out.

Sylar took his syrup-covered waffle to a table and tried to keep track of both the security and the people flooding in. Soon, he'd find an opening, a weak link he could exploit. It was only a matter of time.

[identity profile] haiiro-no-chou.livejournal.com 2008-05-17 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Rukia regarded Zachary solemnly; apparently he wasn't one to accept comforting words. That was something Rukia could respect, even though she had hoped to make him feel better.

But there was that look again. When Zachary hesitated, his gaze flicked up to her forehead again. Rukia reached up and brushed hair away from her eyes, surreptitiously checking to make sure there wasn't anything stuck to her forehead. She glanced away, feeling distinctly uncomfortable for a moment.

Then it was gone, just as quickly as it had come, and Zachary started speaking again. Rukia returned his smile, though hers was slightly strained at the edges. She quickly settled down again, though, her grin turning genuine. "Oh, yes! I would love to see them!" she said, nodding. "But can you get them here?"

Before they could continue their conversation, though, the intercom came on to announce the shift change. A nurse approached Rukia to tell her that she had an appointment with Dr. Yumeno, and Rukia blinked in surprise. "I... I see," she said uncertainly. Then, turning back to Zachary, she gave a slight bow. "It was really nice talking to you, Zachary. Please leave a note for me on the bulletin board if you have any questions or... anything."